Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Rail Lines of BNSF Railway Company, 4635 [E6-1039]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34806] rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Susquehanna Valley Railroad Corporation—Acquisition of Control Exemption—Juniata Valley Railroad Company, Lycoming Valley Railroad Company, Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad Company, North Shore Railroad Company, Wellsboro & Corning Railroad Company, Union County Industrial Railroad Company, and Shamokin Valley Railroad Company Susquehanna Valley Railroad Corporation (SVRC), a new noncarrier holding company, has filed a verified notice of exemption to acquire control of seven Class III railroads: Juniata Valley Railroad Company, Lycoming Valley Railroad Company, Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad Company, North Shore Railroad Company, Wellsboro & Corning Railroad Company, Union County Industrial Railroad Company, and Shamokin Valley Railroad Company. Mr. Richard D. Robey, a noncarrier individual, is the sole shareholder and current owner of each of these Class III railroads. In a related transaction, STB Finance Docket No. 34807, Mr. Robey has obtained an exemption to continue in control of SVRC and Stourbridge Railroad Company, a Class III railroad. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after January 6, 2006, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the exemption was filed).1 SVRC states that this is a corporate family transaction that will not result in adverse changes in service levels, significant operational changes, or a change in the competitive balance with carriers outside the corporate family. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). As a result of this transaction, SVRC will own and control the seven Class III railroads owned by Mr. Robey and Mr. Robey will be the sole shareholder and owner of SVRC. The purpose of the transaction is to create a noncarrier holding company that can provide consolidated administration and management of the seven shortline railroad companies to be acquired by SVRC from Mr. Robey. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to 1 The notice erroneously indicated a consummation date of January 1, 2006. That date has been corrected here. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:17 Jan 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. Section 11326(c), however, does not provide for labor protection for transactions under section 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers. If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34806, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on: Richard R. Wilson, Esq., 127 Lexington Ave, Ste. 100, Altoona, PA 16601. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: January 20, 2006. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 06–733 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34816] Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—Rail Lines of BNSF Railway Company Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc. (DN), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire by lease and to operate two lines of railroad from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF). The subject lines total 69.79 miles in length and are located in Walsh and Pembina Counties, ND.1 Specifically, DN will lease and operate: (1) BNSF’s entire Walhalla Subdivision, between milepost 0.0, near Grafton, ND, and the end of the line at milepost 48.38, near Walhalla, ND, a distance of approximately 48.38 miles; and (2) a portion of BNSF’s Glasston Subdivision, between the clearance 1 On January 11, 2006, a correction was received from DN to its verified notice of exemption filed on December 30, 2005, to reflect that BNSF’s Glasston Subdivision was located at milepost 60.20, not milepost 61.23, and that the total length of the two rail lines was 69.79, instead of 70.82. PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4635 point of the turnout located at milepost 38.79, near Grafton, ND, and the end of the line at milepost 60.20, near Glasston, ND, a distance of approximately 21.41 miles. This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34817, KBN, Inc.— Continuance in Control Exemption— Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc., wherein KBN, Inc. (KBN), has filed a notice of exemption to continue in control of DN upon DN’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. DN certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III carrier. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or about January 18, 2006.2 If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34816, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Thomas F. McFarland, Thomas F. McFarland, P.C., 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: January 23, 2006. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–1039 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34817] KBN, Inc.—Continuance in Control Exemption—Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc. KBN, Inc. (KBN), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc. (DN), upon DN’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. 2 In DN’s correction received on January 11, 2006, DN indicated that the proposed lease and operation agreement would not be consummated until 7 days or more after the filing of the correction to the verified notice. E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 4635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1039]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34816]


Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption--
Rail Lines of BNSF Railway Company

    Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc. (DN), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire by lease 
and to operate two lines of railroad from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF). 
The subject lines total 69.79 miles in length and are located in Walsh 
and Pembina Counties, ND.\1\
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    \1\ On January 11, 2006, a correction was received from DN to 
its verified notice of exemption filed on December 30, 2005, to 
reflect that BNSF's Glasston Subdivision was located at milepost 
60.20, not milepost 61.23, and that the total length of the two rail 
lines was 69.79, instead of 70.82.
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    Specifically, DN will lease and operate: (1) BNSF's entire Walhalla 
Subdivision, between milepost 0.0, near Grafton, ND, and the end of the 
line at milepost 48.38, near Walhalla, ND, a distance of approximately 
48.38 miles; and (2) a portion of BNSF's Glasston Subdivision, between 
the clearance point of the turnout located at milepost 38.79, near 
Grafton, ND, and the end of the line at milepost 60.20, near Glasston, 
ND, a distance of approximately 21.41 miles.
    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34817, KBN, 
Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption--Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc., 
wherein KBN, Inc. (KBN), has filed a notice of exemption to continue in 
control of DN upon DN's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    DN certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the 
transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
carrier. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or about 
January 18, 2006.\2\
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    \2\ In DN's correction received on January 11, 2006, DN 
indicated that the proposed lease and operation agreement would not 
be consummated until 7 days or more after the filing of the 
correction to the verified notice.
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    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption 
under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a 
petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34816, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of each pleading must be served on Thomas F. McFarland, Thomas F. 
McFarland, P.C., 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 
60604.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: January 23, 2006.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-1039 Filed 1-26-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

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